Security News > 2022 > September > The Week in Ransomware - September 23rd 2022 - LockBit leak

This week we saw some embarrassment for the LockBit ransomware operation when their programmer leaked a ransomware builder for the LockBit 3.0 encryptor.

Ransomware operations were launched in the past from the leaks of the Babuk ransomware builder and Conti source code.

September 20th 2022 Hive ransomware claims attack on New York Racing Association The Hive ransomware operation claimed responsibility for an attack on the New York Racing Association, which previously disclosed that a cyber attack on June 30, 2022, impacted IT operations and website availability and compromised member data.

September 21st 2022 LockBit ransomware builder leaked online by "Angry developer" The LockBit ransomware operation has suffered a breach, with an allegedly disgruntled developer leaking the builder for the gang's newest encryptor.

Technical Analysis of Crytox Ransomware The threat actor using Crytox ransomware has been active since at least 2020, but has received significantly less attention than many other ransomware families.

September 22nd 2022 BlackCat ransomware's data exfiltration tool gets an upgrade The BlackCat ransomware isn't showing any signs of slowing down, and the latest example of its evolution is a new version of the gang's data exfiltration tool used for double-extortion attacks.

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